School to be kept on High Street Town Acts "Documentary History of Suffield, by Sheldon, 1879"

TOWN ACTS.

SCHOLL TO BE KEPT IN HIGH STREET.

4th. It was agreed, and voted: That there shall be one good School constantly kept in High street, and that there shall none go to this School, untill they are six years of age, nor then neither, except they be so farr Entred in learning, as to spell Indifferantly in ye primer.
5thly. By a clear vote, granted to James Younglove, five acres of land at ye turn Of Stony Brook, on the north side of it, if it be free; if not in some other place where it is free.
6th. The Town by a clear vote Granted to Mr. Ebenezer Devotion Twenty acres of Land.
7th. It was agreed, voted: by a Clear vote, that the Committee chosen to lay out ye Towns Commons, shall finish their work by the middle of Aprill next.
8th. The Town by a Clear vote, granted, and ordered, That there shall be a * Highway, eight rods wide, on ye north South side Of Stony Brook, by Matthew Copleys, on ye north of his lot: and so to Taintors Hill, and as far further as shall be thought needfull.
9th. It was agreed and voted, That all such as are present Inhabitants, and Proprietors that have not had any Land given them by the Town, nor their predesessours, amounting to five acres apiece for such of their children as are proprietors, and bear Charge in ye Town or such as have Land upon record more than they have had Grant of, shall have five acres apiece.
10thly. At this Meeting, Joseph Fuller craved liberty of ye Town to lay down his 25 acres of Second Division lying by Springfield Bounds on ye East side of Fylers Brook, and to take it up elsewhere ingaging to be at all neccesary charge, for making sure to ye Town ye Land which he lays down: which proposall ye Town by a clear vote granted.
11thly- Granted to Samuel Roe, five acres of Land.
12thly. Granted to Josiah Kent, five acres of land.
13thly. Lastly it was agreed, voted by a clear vote: That every person accounted, and excepted as free and Legall Voters, shall attend all Town meetings, being dully warned thereuto on ye penalty of 2s & 6d in Town pay, for every neglect (of attendance,) except ye person neglecting, can give a satisfying reason of his absence at that time, to ye Select men, or ye major part of them; who are by this act impowered to accept their reasonable excuses, and on ye non acceptance; to prosecute, and recover such fines in a way of Law. And ye Town Clerk shall keep a List of all such voters names, and call them all Distinctly at the beginning of every such meeting, and every person not answering when called; shall pay 6d for not seasonablie attending according to appointment; to be recovered in mannner aforesaid.

¥ Att a Meeting of the Inhabitants of Suffield Aprill the 2nd, 1713: The Town by a full, and Clear vote, Gave unto the severall persons hereafter named, Land as followeth, viz:
To Edmund Marshall ten acres and a. half.
To Samuel Hall, ten acres and an half.
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*This Way was used at an early period, but not laid out until 1727.
¥ The grants of land made at this and the preceding meeting were annulled by an act of the County Court, Jan'y, 1716.

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